As any art lover knows, Portrait paintings are far more than just mirrors to another person’s physical appearance. Through the use of oils, watercolours and more these pieces offer a glimpse to the sitter’s soul as well as the fashions and symbolism of their time. Long before photography portrait painting was the only way to let people know how you looked and marriages were agreed based off of such pictures. They were the only way to capture a possibly happy moment in time to ruminate on in later life and the only way to recall someone after they had died. With the advent of Photography during the middle of the 19th Century accurate painted representations became less important so artists began to explore more impressionistic and abstract approaches instead. This view continued through the 20th Century to today.
Antique and Vintage portrait paintings offer a wonderful way to engage with the past through a direct connection with another person. Apart from more formal pieces intended for public display (as often found in 19th Century works), many instead are full of softness and openness which bring out the blemishes, insecurities, and longings which all of us are subject to.
At LoveAntiques we have a fine selection of Antique and Vintage Portraits for all your needs.
Celia Rose Antiques
Miniature Portrait 2nd Younger Brother 1896
£ 220
Celia Rose Antiques
Miniature Portrait Young Boy 1896
£ 220
£ 650
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Dutch Oil Painting in Giltwood Frame
£ 895
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Northern Racing Pigeons Champions Old Badge Hen & Cock c.1930
£ 3,500
Oil Painting Northern Racing Pigeons Champions Old Badge Hen & Cock c.1930
£ 3,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 550
Antique Georgian Oil Painting Study of Peasants by an Inn by George Morland
£ 550
Anthea's Attic
Anthea's Attic
Antique French Oil Painting Portrait Study of Young Boy
£ 650
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Huge Oil Painting Equestrian Lady Attributed Alexander Maclean c.1875
£ 15,000
Huge Oil Painting Equestrian Lady Attributed Alexander Maclean c.1875
£ 15,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
19th Century Oil Painting Landseer's Mastiff Bloodhound Prized Dog Odin
£ 10,000
19th Century Oil Painting Landseer's Mastiff Bloodhound Prized Dog Odin
£ 10,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Prometheus Antiques
Pair of Drawings After Raphael
£ 350
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Oil Painting Circle of William Redmore Bigg Spinning
£ 1,250
Camden Antiques
Genre Full Length Oil Painting of a Maiden by William Oilver
£ 3,950
William Rand Antiques
Large Late Victorian Oil Portrait
£ 1,650
21st Century Gallery
Original Red Chalks Drawing 'the Chess Player' by Toby Horne Shepherd - Framed - Provenance: The Artists Studio c.1955
£ 140
Original Red Chalks Drawing 'the Chess Player' by Toby Horne Shepherd - Framed - Provenance: The Artists Studio c.1955
£ 140
21st Century Gallery
Wick Antiques Ltd
Large Portrait of Provost Samuel Leckie by William A. Donnelly 1901
£ 8,500
Large Portrait of Provost Samuel Leckie by William A. Donnelly 1901
£ 8,500
Wick Antiques Ltd
Art & Stuff
Antique Watercolour of a Cute Scottie Dog
£ 59
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Set 3 Hunting Sequence Paintings Huntsman On Grey By Charles Johnson Payne Snaffles
£ 15,000
Set 3 Hunting Sequence Paintings Huntsman On Grey By Charles Johnson Payne Snaffles
£ 15,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
London City Antiques
Antique Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman
£ 1,365
Antique Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Gentleman
£ 1,365
London City Antiques
Trade Antiques
Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding Miniature 1837
£ 485
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Fine Art Painting Portrait King George VI Naval Uniform After William McCance
£ 8,900
Fine Art Painting Portrait King George VI Naval Uniform After William McCance
£ 8,900
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 975
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Rachel Weigall With Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall
£ 5,500
Oil Painting Rachel Weigall With Prized Kitten by Henry Weigall
£ 5,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
£ 750
Antique Continental Oil Painting Portrait Study of Rubens in Florentine Frame
£ 750
Anthea's Attic
Millers Antiques
Early 20th Century Vincent Van Gough Print
£ 275
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting The Icon of Madonna Del Popolo c.1931
£ 3,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Winston Churchill Follower John Archibald Alexander Berrie c.1940
£ 10,000
Oil Painting Winston Churchill Follower John Archibald Alexander Berrie c.1940
£ 10,000
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting The Tudor Royal Virgin Queen Elizabeth 1st When A Young Princess
£ 3,100
Oil Painting The Tudor Royal Virgin Queen Elizabeth 1st When A Young Princess
£ 3,100
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Historic Duke of Bedford’s Home Estate Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire
£ 2,500
Oil Painting Historic Duke of Bedford’s Home Estate Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire
£ 2,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Wickersley Antiques
A Pair of Portraits Oil on Canvas
£ 280
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Sir Philip Grey Egerton 15th Baronet Follower of Herbert James Gunn
£ 4,500
Oil Painting Sir Philip Grey Egerton 15th Baronet Follower of Herbert James Gunn
£ 4,500
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Oil Painting Battle The Plains of Abraham 1759 Red Coats Quebec Canada
£ 3,600
Oil Painting Battle The Plains of Abraham 1759 Red Coats Quebec Canada
£ 3,600
Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD
Anthea's Attic
Antique Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Physician in Surgery Treating Boy after Sir David Wilkie
£ 950
Antique Victorian Oil Painting Portrait of Physician in Surgery Treating Boy after Sir David Wilkie
£ 950
Anthea's Attic
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Winston Churchill Oil Canvas Dated 17th Feb 1953
£ 325
Millers Antiques
Neat 19th Century Horse Painting
£ 675
Tom Scott Antiques
Pair of French Oval Gilt Framed Portraits
£ 395
Celia Rose Antiques
Hand Painted Miniature Portrait Marie Antoinette
£ 685